Although many people think of hot chocolate as a soothing winter beverage, it could actually serve as your afternoon pick-me-up.

Like coffee, tea, and soda, hot chocolate contains caffeine. Caffeine is a naturally occurring stimulant that’s often used to provide a much-needed energy boost.

The exact amount of caffeine found in hot chocolate depends on how your drink was made. For example, a 16 ounce (oz.), or grande, cup of Starbucks’ hot chocolate contains 25 milligrams (mg) of caffeine.

Hot chocolate made with cocoa mix is usually less caffeinated. Take Swiss Miss, for example. One packet of their standard hot chocolate mix makes one 6-ounce cup of hot chocolate and contains 5 mg of caffeine.

If you want to put hot chocolate’s caffeine content into context, you can compare it to the average caffeine content of other drinks. Read on to learn how hot chocolate stacks up against coffee, tea, and more.

Tea is usually moderate in caffeine. As with coffee, the exact amount of caffeine will depend on the type of tea, the number of bags or amount of leaves used, and the brewing process and time. Herbal tea contains no caffeine.

Hot chocolate does contain small amounts of caffeine, but much less than tea, coffee, and the majority of soft drinks. If you want a chocolate-based drink with no caffeine at all, go for ready-to-drink chocolate milk.